First International Conference on Symptom, Diagnosis, and Disability Validity: Improving Patient Outcomes
Call for Papers/Posters
Deadline June 30, 2002 (Cash Prizes for Best Poster/Best Paper)
First International Conference on Symptom, Diagnosis, and Disability Validity: Improving Patient Outcomes
September 26 - 29, 2002
Toronto/Markham, Ontario, Canada
For Information & Registration Contact
Physical Medicine Research Foundation
856 Homer St., Suite 204, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2W5, Canada
Tel +1 604 684-4148, Toll Free in North America 800 872-3105
Fax +1 604 684-6247 E-mail: pmrf@icpro.org or symp2002@icpro.org
Website: www.icpro.org (Scientific Program on website)
Conference Purpose
To disseminate and foster advances in the assessment of symptom, diagnostic and disability validity with the aim of improving patient outcomes and increase the precision of disability determinations.
Objective
Participants will learn methods to assess symptom, diagnostic and disability validity in their specialty and will become familiar with the methods used to assess validity by health care providers in other specialties.
Themes
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Medical, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Symptom, Diagnostic and Disability Validity
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Diagnostic Validity
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Disability Validity
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Symptom Validity
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Physician Patient Communication
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